More shots from the mines in Maharashtra. Thanks to all of the people who drill, dig, hammer, chisel, and sweat to bring the Earth's beauty to the surface. They're crucial to the region, and to everyone who appreciates minerals.
Powellite on stilbite. Three gorgeous pyramids of an extremely rare mineral centered on a glistening peachy matrix.
Dimensions: 10cm x 8cm x 9cm
Weight: 1.6lbs
Origin: Nasik, Maharashtra, India (2019)
Deep-green terminated apophyllite clusters with stilbite and tiny calcite cubes all formed on a chalcedony matrix. A true thing of beauty.
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Dimensions: 4.25cm x 7cm x 12.5cm
Weight: 9oz
Origin: Maharashtra, India (2019)
Superb Minerals can't bring the treasures of the Deccan Plateau to the rest of the world without a lot of hard work and human hands. Some of these people have been mining in Maharashtra for generations, and we're happy to bring you some great images of them.
This unique specimen features multiple shapes and sizes of stilbite, in three colors, as both the primary mineral and the matrix. Incredible color and texture.
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Dimensions: 17cm x 11cm x 23cm
Weight: 2.9lbs
Origin: Maharashtra, India (2019)
This calcite managed to hold on to a stilbite bow tie, with smaller crystals of heulandite and apophyllite, from the original matrix. Still, the gemmy cubic calcite is the star of this show.
Dimensions: 7.5cm x 9cm x 9cm
Weight: 1.42lbs
Origin: Maharashtra, India (2019)
This four-in-one specimen features heulandite, stilbite, and apophyllite on a blue and white chalcedony matrix.
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Dimensions: 14cm x 10.5cm x 26.5cm
Weight: 5.75lbs
Origins: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India (2019)
No one said it better than @studiomineralia: This is a collection in itself. Honey calcite crystals coated in cavansite and white stilbite blades on snowy chalcedony.
Dimensions: 18cm x 13cm x 11.5cm
Weight: 2.91lbs
Origin: Pune, Maharashtra, India (2019)
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Red and orange(ish) apophyllite cubes with stilbite blades on white chalcedony. This is a really nice find — swipe to the last couple images for close-ups of the different shades of red.
Dimensions: 8.5cm x 10cm x 16cm
Weight: 1.7lbs
Origin: Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India (2019)
This plate of apophyllite, stilbite, and jet-black sparkly chalcedony with double terminations.
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Dimensions: 13cm x 7.5cm x 11.5cm
Weight: 1.68lbs
Origin: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India (2019)
Double-terminated green apophyllite, intersected by peachy stilbite. The stilbite matrix features thick crystals rather than small blades.
Dimensions: 12cm x 8cm x 9.5cm
Weight: 1.3lbs
Origin: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India (2019)
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